A couple of blog-posts ago, I shared that I had learnt that eating banana's and almond nuts was a good source of magnesium. Furthermore, I read that magnesium did wonders for sleep. For a week or so, I consumed both banana's and nuts and am sad to report that my sleep did not improve at all.
Christmas last year, saw me playing the game 'Articulate' with some of my family and friends. I asked my brother-in-law 'what do monkeys eat that are yellow?', to which he replied 'slippers'. Nuts, eh?!
Talking of banana's, my friend Flair got admitted to A and E this week due to her low potassium levels and had to have an infusion. She was told she would have to eat like 11 banana's a day to supplement the potassium she was deficient. Banana's, eh?!
Activity during this week had been great and started in a triathlon style, which saw me swim, run and cycle all in the same day. I really could not recall the last time I did something like this. Swimming was a jolly - I took my girls to a local(ish) pool and we all swam in a leisurely fashion for just over an hour. The girls had some friends join them in the pool too. Running was a 5k run in the woods with Ernie and the cycling was an hours spin on Zwift.
It was nice to run around Oversley Woods. It had been a while since I had last been to those words, and the fact that the car park has been closed for over a year didn't encourage a visit. The recent weather made running a little more tricky. No major worries though, any blocked path was soon scrambled over.
Renewed my subscription to the Kingfishers Harriers running club. This cost a whopping £15 for the year (great value really). I ran with this club on a few occasions last year and it was awesome when my girls joined me. Lunar and Melody both stopped running with me once they returned to years 5 and 7 at school. However, Lunar made a pinky promise she would run with me next week and hence my subscription again this year (there is no cost for youngsters). There is something nice about running on a track.
The hostile weather had prevented me from attending a local ParkRun this weekend. Plans to kayak were also abandoned - this was because the canal had frozen over. The temperature was around -4C.
All my cycling this week was on Zwift (a massively multiplayer online cycling and running physical training program that enables users to interact, train, and compete in a virtual world). Have used Zwift for a few years now and am currently at level 56. Hodge gifted me Zwift controllers for Xmas 2023 and these have proved pretty awesome. Also, I managed to get a free, 3 month subscription to Zwift and you could get one too! I got this free subscription by downloading the adidas app, collecting points, and trading said points for a voucher. If you want to join the app, please follow this link: adiClub. By joining the adiClub you will get free membership, £10 off your first purchase of adidas goods, early access to online sales and exclusive releases, and earn rewards, - just like I did! Everyone likes freebies and discount vouches.
This week also saw me skipping once again. With the busy life I lead, skipping sounded like a good idea. Inspired by what I read - 'According to a study published in 2013, 10-minutes of jumping rope per day has the same cardiovascular effects as a 30-minute run.
'Bonus', I thought. I skipped for about 15 mins and completely whacked myself out. The following days and my calf muscles felt really painful. This is presumably DOMS (delayed on-set muscle soreness)? Too much, too soon perhaps? After just a brief research on skipping (or 'jump rope') I became a bit over-whelmed. There is loads to muse about skipping - there are different ropes, different weights, different lengths etc. There is always so much to learn and explore.
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